Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
Kenneth and Louisa, restless and sleepless throughout the night, didn’t come down for breakfast the next morning.
By noon, however, Bernard and Cornelia mustered their spirits and called everyone down for lunch.
Mirabella saw the swollen eyes and the weary faces of her grandparents and her parents at the dining table.
Kenneth’s mood calmed down a bit. With a husky voice, he asked, “Before Bella’s homecoming banquet, there was a raffle.
Someone won a car and then there was a crash. That car—was it tampered with by those two?”
“Yes,” Mirabella answered truthfully. “At first, everyone thought it was Martin’s doing, to avenge Serena against the Collins family.”
At that time, one of Martin’s subordinates called the deputy manager of the film company, who then called a person named Esther. Shortly thereafter, Esther ordered someone to tamper with the car.
The news that followed painted a picture of Martin coercing his subordinate into suicide, describing him as the prime suspect.
“But all of this was deliberately misguidance by Uncle and Aunt,” Mirabella continued.
She had investigated Martin’s subordinate and discovered that he had been threatened and coerced by her uncle and aunt’s people, and he had no choice but to betray Martin.
In other words, Martin was innocent.
Her uncle and aunt didn’t let their people sabotage the prize cars to distance their own involvement.
They had forced Martin’s subordinate into the act to let Martin take the blame.
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Martin spoke of, and now he’s in our custody.”
Kenneth’s feelings were a complex tangle, and it took him a while to speak again. “I wonder if there are any of their informants still inside the group.”
His daughter had once mentioned that not only had his brother sister-in-I w planet EK Eeicity in RFR LS spy on them, but they had also secretly planted confidants in the group.
With countless subsidiaries, rooting these individuals out seemed like finding needles in a haystack.
As he pondered this, Hans received a message from the head of human resources: several (aspger hts from various subsidiaries, and even a few board members, had abruptly tendered their resignations that very morning.
It was so baffling that the HR chief had urgently relayed the matter to Hans.
Louisa looked haggard as she muttered, “I just can’t wrap my head around it. How could Erik, with his skills, make those Chesters obey him? And after his death, how could Chesters listen to Serena?”
Mirabella explained, “In his phone, Erik mentioned that during the disintegration of Doom, he secretly hid some Chesters in his territory. At first, he didn’t know how to control them, to make them follow orders. None of his associates knew anything about pharmacology. Then he stumbled upon a robotic surgeon, and had that doctor implant robot brain chips into the back of the Chesters’ black heads. It was through this lucky mistake that he managed to make Chesters work for him.”
As Mirabella spoke, she brought up another matter, “In that phone, Erik also mentioned his and Martha’s private treasury. It totaled a few million dollars, which was left as Serena’s wedding gift.”
Nobody imagined that a steward and a “nursemaid” could have saved so much money secretly.
Just then, Louisa’s phone buzzed with a message from her dear friend Amelia, a note of concern.
She was about to reply, before even opening WhatsApp, she suddenly found that her favorite wallpaper was gone, replaced by a picture of the starry sky.
She then found her top contact—her beloved daughter’s name, had been changed to: Trash.
It wasn’t just that. Her phone contacts had been altered to that too!
The background of her chat with her daughter was now blank white, and her photo album had been wiped clean.
She was livid. That Serena was utterly despicable!
After fixing the names back, she finally sent a message to Amelia, “Sorry Amelia, I couldn’t make it to your birthday. I was a bit unwell on the way there yesterday, and something happened at home, I didn’t have time to tell you.”
“No worries. I just wanted to check if you’re feeling better?” Amelia replied. “I called your home yesterday, and it was your daughter who picked up. She’s so sweet and thoughtful. The first thing she said was ‘Happy Birthday’ to me.”
“Alright, let’s eat first,” Bernard took the charge of the situation. “I was thinking of letting them spend some time in jail to reflect on their actions, but since Kenneth made the decision to kick them out. Let’s all, from now on, just pretend that this family never existed. Let’s eat.”
That afternoon, two headlines hit the trending list.
One was the execution of Yolanda Melton, and the other was about Serena being suspected of murder.
The online community was in shock.
[Martin loved her so much, even hosted her such a lavish engagement party, and she had someone push his mother down the stairs on the day of their engagement. I heard his mother had a heart disease.]
[She also orchestrated a car accident to kill Martin’s sister, just because she opposed their relationship.]
[In that case, the most innocent one in the car accident was the truck driver!]
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But that one photo was enough to cause an uproar.
Insane is no longer sufficient to describe Serena. The Collins family treated her so well, and she had the nerve to turn on them. those were once her closest relatives!] She wanted to force Mirabella and her five brothers show up, just to blow them all. If she couldn’t have it all, neither could Mirabella. That’s just pure evil!] It all makes sense now, haven’t you noticed? If she could correct her ways, the Collins family wouldn’t have kicked her out. They only gave up on her because she was beyond saving. We’ve been so wrong about the Collins family, thinking they were cold- hearted for pushing her away after having their own daughter. But actually, the one who is truly ruthless is Serena.] I owe the Collins family an apology. I used to trash-talk them online.] I had them all wrong, too.] Is it too late for me to say sorry now.] Then a new headline explodes across social media: #MartinSerenaCalledOffEngagement. I went to middle school with Serena. Martin chased her for years. If she was even slightly redeemable, he wouldn’t have called off the engagement. It just shows how much of a letdown she really is!] Martin would’ve walked through fire for her. He stood by her when she hit rock bottom, but she dared to plot against his own mother and sister.] [Thank God Martin’s not blinded by love.] Speaking of which, is Martin in the market for a new girlfriend? ‘Cause I’m available.] I’d love to be Martin’s girl.] At the hospital. Ansel Cooper sat on a chair between two hospital beds, his heart full of longing. At last, his wife and daughter wake up. Overwhelmed with joy, he exclaimed, “Florence, Diana, you’re finally awake.” Florence was still in the dark about what she had been through. It felt as though she had been in deep sleep for a long period, her body aching all over. Flashes of a car accident flickered in Diana’s mind. She began to remember certain events — how her brother had insisted on marrying Serena, leading to their mother’s “suicide” by jumping from a building. She had been on her way to confront her brother when a truck came barreling towards her, and in a failed attempt to dodge, both she and her car had tumbled off the road. The TV in the room was airing the breaking news about Martin and Serena’s engagement being called off. Florence and Diana thought they were dreaming as they stared at what was on the screen.
They couldn’t hear what the reporter was saying; all they saw was the picture of Martin and Sgn their eagavamti party. They were kissing sweetly on stage then, but now, there was a clear crack in the middle of the photo, indicating their separation. Florence and Diana couldn’t tear their eyes away from that crack, hardly believing it was real. It wasn’t until June and Dora came over to explain that tears began to well up in their eyes.
“The young master found out that Madam didn’t jump off the building on her own; Serena h sentCOT opataplaiher The accident of the Ms. Cooper was also not accidental; Serena had drugged the truck driver, causing him to lose control.”
“After learning about these things, the young master beat her up, threw out, and transf, (rate Estate back IAyING ate. verything she ever touched was either burned or donated. He’s blacklisted her number, t00.”” Hearing this, Florence couldn’t help but rush into her husband’s arms and burst into tears. Her foolish son had finally came to his senses. As a mother, how could she not be moved or emotional. Diana’s tears followed suit. She never thought that all of this was planned by Serena.
It was good that all troubles were over. Her younger brother finally saw the true colors of that manipulative witch.
At that moment, Martin came to visit them as usual. Upon entering the door and seeing their tears, he looked at the news report and somehow understood what happened. He walked over and hugged them.
“Mom, sis, I was at fault before. I made you suffer.”
Florence and Diana sobbed even harder at Martin’s words.
Meanwhile, across town.
In a dingy, dilapidated shack, Serena weakly lifted her eyelids. The fading light outside told her dusk was approaching.
She kind of recognized this place — it was on the outskirts of a sprawling thirty-acre fish farm owned by the Collins family.
The shack used to store fishing gear, fold-out chairs, and other odds and ends. Later, when it became too old, Kenneth had a place fixed up next to it, providing a spot for fishing, resting, and entertainment.
And so, this little shack was left abandoned and desolate.
It had a tiled roof, a rough concrete floor, and those common red bricks you find in rural areas. Serena knew being locked here by the Collins family meant she was in a place where her screams would fall on deaf ears.
She had been starving for a full day, her left cheek sliced by shrapnel from an explosion, compounded by the slap Jack had given her. The wound was still agonizingly painful.
The door creaked open, and in walked Kenneth and Louisa, followed by a posse of burly bodyguards.
Serena shrank back in fear, her spine pressing against a wooden post.
Louisa always appeared so dignified and graceful.
Her noble poise, her elegant mannerisms remained, even after experiencing kidnapping, frights, and such. The next day, she still looked like a fine lady.
Several subordinates punched and kicked Serena. After a while, Kenneth stepped up and slapped her hard across the face, kicking her for good measure.
Louisa didn’t hold back either. She took a baton from one of the men and striking Serena with force.
It was only when they had vented their rage that Louisa spat out, teeth gritted, “You tried to kill us, you didn’t even spare your grandparents. Not only that, you hurt innocent people, caused so many deaths.”
The chief bodyguard had died a gruesome death, and the young guard Cookie had been beaten to a pulp by Chester.
Not to mention the numerous other guards and Mirabella’s own crew.
“I won’t let you off easy, I want you to understand what happens when you hurt Bella hep, you 67953 the Collins fatirtyatciui Louisa and her husband stormed out.
Before long, Hans arrived with his crew. They stuffed Serena into a sack and repeated! ee fighiparid, dling her out just before she’d suffocate, over and over to make her feel the terror of drowning.
Then Chasel showed up. Knowing Serena prized her looks, he had her head and eyebrows shawsd aan ang set is@od br her. The beast nearly tore a chunk out of her calf and left her arms a bloody mess.
Pain blacked out her vision, and she fainted.
Clark, aware of her lingering feelings for Romeo, hired a bunch of hobos to “take good care of her”.
Sean arrived with a switchblade, letting his men carve words into her face.
When David arrived, he saw a person on the ground being tormented beyond recognition, a shadow of her former self. Without hesitation, he ordered someone to splash saltwater and chili water on her, and Serena’s screams filled the air.
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